It's a Friday in March, which means we're asking one thing in South Florida: What the heck is going on in New York?

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+ During Occupy Wall Street, most police officers seemed underwhelmed at the task of overseeing the masses of unwashed urban bivouac dwellers, but the $17 million the NYPD spent in overtime is surely some consolation.

+ Remember those halcyon pre-Carmelo days when Linsanity held New York City in its thrall? Well, Time Warner Cable subscribers are suing the company—which blacked out the Knicks-carrying MSG Network during that initial golden stretch—for $5 million for being deprived of viewing that fleeting, probably never-to-be-seen-again winning streak.

+ New York State is expanding its DNA database to include samples of every single convict run through the system, no matter how small the charge.

+ For several years, a half-dozen New Jersey construction workers pooled their money for the Mega Millions jackpot. When they won a couple years ago, the guy who actually entered the numbers decided it was all his and kept the payout. This week a jury decided otherwise. Good thing he quit his job.

+ As that ultimate amateur-hour known as the New York City St. Patrick's Day Parade approaches this weekend, Manhattanites are bracing themselves for the inevitable maelstrom of green-hued puke, sidewalk-strewn future hospital patients and barely tolerated antisocial behavior. Can't wait 'till Saturday? Here's a preview, Albany style.

Jeremy Brown is a Florida native and Brooklyn-based freelance writer, avid footballer and pizza fiend who is now accepting new Twitter followers at @jtothebrown. His "New York News" update appears on WPBF.com every Friday.